Diocese of Fairbanks

Diocese of Fairbanks
Type	Suffragan diocese
Country	United States
Region	Alaska
Bishop	Steven J. Maekawa
Website	https://dioceseoffairbanks.org
Newspaper	https://dioceseoffairbanks.org/diocesan-magazine

The Diocese of Fairbanks is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the northern part of Alaska, United States. Initially, it was under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Vancouver Island when Alaska was purchased by the United States from Russia in 1867.

Over time, it evolved from the Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska (1894–1917), to the Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska (1917–1951), then the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Alaska (1951–1962), before becoming the Diocese of Fairbanks in 1962 under Pope John XXIII.

Size

The diocese covers an extensive area of 409,849 square miles, making it one of the largest dioceses in terms of territory in the United States.

Cathedral

The diocese is headquartered in Fairbanks, with Sacred Heart Cathedral serving as its mother church.

Parishes

Archdiocese of Fairbanks
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This map created from a Cargo query ()

The diocese serves over 11,876 Catholics through its 46 parishes and 2 Catholic schools. Please use Form:Parish to create parishes. The list of it's parishes can be found at https://dioceseoffairbanks.org/parish-profiles.

Dynamic table

_pageName	City	MailingAddress
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)	Scammon Bay, AK	170 Hilltop Rd, Scammon Bay, AK 99662
Church of the Nativity Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)	Saint Marys, AK	PO Box 109, Saint Marys, AK, 99658-0109
Holy Family Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Holy Cross)	Holy Cross, AK	PO Box 101, Holy Cross, AK, 99602-0101
Holy Family Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Newtok)	Newtok, AK	PO Box 5569, Newtok, AK 99559
Holy Mary of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)	Healy, AK	P.O. Box 32, Healy, AK, 99743-0032
Holy Rosary Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)	Tok, AK	PO Box 369, TOK, AK, 99780-0369
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)	Fairbanks, AK	115 N Cushman St, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)	Marshall, AK	PO Box 69, Marshall, AK, 99585-0069
Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)	Hooper Bay, AK	PO Box 9, Hooper Bay, AK 99604
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)	Russian Mission, AK	PO Box 21, Russian Mission, AK, 99657-0021
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)	Nightmute, AK	General Delivery, Nightmute, AK 99690
Sacred Heart Cathedral (Diocese of Fairbanks)	Fairbanks, AK	1300 Peger Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709

Basic table

• Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church exists
  • Scammon Bay, AK
  • 170 Hilltop Rd, Scammon Bay, AK 99662
  • 61.84171515677057, -165.5823879119889
• Create Church of the Holy Angels Catholic Church
  • Unalakleet, AK
  • Mailing: PO Box 358, Unalakleet, AK, 99684-0358
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holyangelsalaska/
• Church of the Nativity Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Saint Marys, AK
  • Mailing: PO Box 109, Saint Marys, AK, 99658-0109
  • (907) 438-2133
• Holy Family Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Newtok)
  • Newtok, AK
• Holy Family Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Holy Cross)
  • Holy Cross, AK
  • Mailing: PO Box 101, Holy Cross, AK, 99602-0101
• Holy Mary of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Healy, AK
  • Mailing: P.O. Box 32, Healy, AK, 99743-0032
  • (907) 683-1007
  • holymaryofguadalupe@gmail.com
• Holy Rosary Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Tok, AK
  • Mailing: PO Box 369, TOK, AK, 99780-0369
  • (907) 883-4111
  • hrtok@aptalaska.net
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church exists
  • 2 Doyon Place, Fairbanks, AK, 99701-2830
  • (907) 452-3533
  • iccfairbanks@gmail.com
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Bethel, AK
  • Mailing: PO Box 429, Bethel, AK, 99559-0429
  • P: (907) 543-2464 | F: 543-3142
  • iccbet@gci.net
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Kalskag, AK
  • Mailing: PO Box 11, Kalskag, AK, 99607-0011
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Marshall, AK
  • Mailing: PO Box 69, Marshall, AK, 99585-0069
• Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Hooper Bay, AK
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Russian Mission
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Nightmute
• Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Delta Junction
• Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Nulato
• Sacred Heart Cathedral (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Fairbanks
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Emmonak)
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Chevak)
• Saint Aloysius Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Tanana)
• Saint Ann Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Teller
• Saint Bernard Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Stebbins
• Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Chefornak
• Saint Charles Spinola Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Pilot Station
• Saint Francis Regis Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Huslia
• Saint Francis Xavier (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Eagle
• Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Kotzebue
• Saint Ignatius Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Alakanuk
• Saint John Berchmans Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Galena
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Tununak)
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Nome)
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Kotlik)
• Saint Jude Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Little Diomede Island
• Saint Lawrence Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Mountain Village
• Saint Mark's University Parish (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Fairbanks
• Saint Michael Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, McGrath)
• Saint Michael Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Saint Michael)
• Saint Nicholas Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, North Pole)
• Saint Patrick Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Koyukuk)
• Saint Patrick Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Barrow)
• Saint Peter Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Nunam Iqua
• Saint Peter in Chains Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Ruby
• Saint Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Toksook Bay
• Saint Raphael Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)
  • Fairbanks
• Saint Teresa Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Kaltag)
• Saint Theresa Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Nenana)
• Saint Theresa Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Aniak)